juni 2011 - Anton de Kom University of Suriname

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SPEECH TO THE V MEETING OF THE PAN-AMAZONIAN NETWERK FOR SCIENCE, TECHNO-
LOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR (CT&IS) 07 – 08 DECEMBER 2010, Courtyard
by Marriot, Paramaribo, Suriname,
by the Former Chairman of the Board of the Anton De Kom University of Suriname, Dr. Allan Li Fo Sjoe.
Tuesday 07 December 2010
Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Suriname,
Mr Edwin Noordzee; Dr. Marthelise Eersel, Permanent
Secretary of the Ministry of Health; General
Secretary for Health of the ACTO, Dr Antonio Restrepo;
Dr Roberto Sena Rocha of the Executive
Comity of the Pan–Amazonian Network; Dr. Luis
Santamaria, President of the Inter governmental
Amazonian Comity for CT&IS; Dr. Gerry Eijkemans,
Suriname representative of the PAHO, other distinguished
participants, ladies and gentlemen, especially
those from abroad.
It is a great pleasure and honor that I represent the
Association of Amazonian Universities (UNAMAZ)
at this most important meeting where you will
discuss new strategies with regard to the present
role of Health and Environment issues in the perspective
of climate change.
First of all on behalf of UNAMAZ I want to congratulate
ACTO with this initiative and especially
for organizing this Seminar in Suriname.
As known the UNAMAZ is the Association of Amazonian
Universities which was founded in September
1987 in the scope of the Amazonian Cooperation
Agreement. About 68 public research
institutions and public Universities of Brasil, Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname ,Peru
and Venezuela are at this moment member of the
UNAMAZ.
The mission of the UNAMAZ is to promote academic
cooperation and integration in order to
strengthen the public goods, the higher education,
the scientific research and the social integration
for sustainable human development of the
Pan-Amazonian region.
Based on this mission the future vision is that in
2020 the UNAMAZ must be recognized as a network
of academic and scientific institutions, a
world regional and local leader in the integration
and articulation for the formation of human resources
and research in the member states of the
UNAMAZ for sustainable welfare and wellbeing.
Given this mission and vision of the UNAMAZ it
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is clear that the UNAMAZ has great interest in participating
in this meeting to see how the Association can
further contribute to future health and environmental
program of ACTO / PAHO.
Concerning the structure of the UNAMAZ:
The UNAMAZ is an entity of education and research
with power and flexibility to undertake actions and administrative
resources . It must not be confused with a
foundation. Further the structure of the UNAMAZ is described
in the Internal Regulations of the UNAMAZ.
Main activities of the UNAMAZ are:
The institutional Strengthening of the UNAMAZ to guaranty
the functioning of the organization
Internationalization of Higher Education
For the UNAMAZ as a network of education, the internationalization
of Higher Education is a priority issue.
It is essentially to strengthen its members through the
cooperation within member countries.
With regard to the environment and especially the Amazonian
Biodiversity, the sustainable use and conservation
of renewable natural resources of the Amazonian
has special importance for the UNAMAZ. The OTCA and
UNAMAZ signed a technical agreement (in the scope of
the Biodiversity project OTCA/IDB )for the elaboration of
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